Jayna Hefford Trophy

Jayna Hefford Trophy
Sport Ice hockey
Given for Canadian Women's Hockey League's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the players of the CWHL
History
First award 2015–16 CWHL season
Most recent Marie-Philip Poulin

The Jayna Hefford Trophy, is awarded annually to the Canadian Women's Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the players of the CWHL. It has been awarded twice to the same player since its beginnings in 2016. It is a companion to the CWHL's Most Valuable Player Award, as awarded by the league.

The award was named for Brampton Thunder great Jayna Hefford, who had retired from hockey as the all-time leading scorer in the CWHL.

History

The award was first handed out at the conclusion of the 2015–16 CWHL season, during the weekend festivities for the 2016 Clarkson Cup. The inaugural winner of the Trophy was Marie-Philip Poulin of Les Canadiennes de Montreal.[1]

Winners

Positions key
CCentre DDefence RWRight Wing LWLeft Wing GGoaltender
  Player is still active
Season Winner Team Position Win #
2015–16 Marie-Philip Poulin Canadiennes de Montreal C 1
2016–17 Marie-Philip Poulin[2] Canadiennes de Montreal C 2
2017–18 Jamie Lee Rattray Markham Thunder C 1

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References

  1. ↑ "Rise of professional hockey leagues a boon to women's game". Kamloops This Week. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ↑ "CWHL HONOURS LEAGUE BEST AT 2017 AWARDS GALA". CWHL. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Past Award Winners". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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